TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Emergence of complex partial epilepsy-like experiences following closed head injuries: Personality variables and neuropsychological profiles
JO  - Epilepsy and behavior
A1  - Gorham, Robyn
A1  - Persinger, Michael A.
SP  - 152
EP  - 158
VL  - 23
IS  - 2
N2  - To pursue Richard Roberts' epileptic spectrum disorder (ESD) and the emergence of complex partial epilepsy-like experiences, items and total scores for the ESD Inventory were examined for 185 patients who had sustained mechanical impacts (and were diagnosed with or without neuropsychological impairment) and a reference group (n=68) of university students. Results from neuropsychological, personality, neurological screening, and interview data supported the role of temporal lobe origins for these experiences. The incidences of these experiences were sufficient to adversely affect adaptation and to produce psychiatric profiles. Although only 70% of the patients who were impaired versus not impaired could be differentiated by items from the ESD Inventory, >95% of the patients with scores >100 on the ESD Inventory displayed abnormal scores on more than four Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory scales. These results support Roberts' ESD concept and strongly suggest that persistent, subclinical occurrence of these experiences could be the cause or major correlate of neuropsychological impairment for these patients.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1525-5050
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.11.010
ID  - ref1
ER  -